Bentiromide
Bentiromide is a peptide used as a screening test for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and to monitor the adequacy of supplemental pancreatic therapy. Bentiromide is not available in the United States or Canada; it was withdrawn in the US in October 1996.[2]
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| Preferred IUPAC name 4-[(2S)-2-Benzamido-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanamido]benzoic acid | |
| Other names (S)-4-((2-(benzoylamino)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) -1-oxopropyl)amino)benzoic acid (S)-p-(α-benzamido-p-hydroxyhydrocinnamamido) benzoic acid Benzoyltyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid (Btpaba)Chymex N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid P-((N-benzoyl-L-tyrosin)amido)benzoic acid Chymex (trade name) | |
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| Abbreviations | Btpaba | 
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.048.484 | 
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| C23H20N2O5 | |
| Molar mass | 404.4153 g/mol | 
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| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Side effects
    
Headache and gastrointestinal disturbances have been reported in patients taking bentiromide.[2]
Mechanism of action
    
Bentiromide is given by mouth as a noninvasive test. It is broken down by the pancreatic enzyme chymotrypsin, yielding p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). The amount of PABA and its metabolites excreted in the urine is taken as a measure of the chymotrypsin-secreting activity of the pancreas.
Chemistry
    
- XLogP=3.201
- H_bond_donor=4
- H_bond_acceptor=5
Synthesis
    
It is synthesized by amide formation between ethyl p-aminobenzoate and N-benzoyl-tyrosine using N-methyl-morpholine and ethyl chlorocarbonate for activation. The resulting L-amide is selectively hydrolyzed by sequential use of dimsyl sodium (NaDMSO) and dilute acid to give bentiromide (4).
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References
    
- Bentiromide – Compound Summary, PubChem.
- Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information on bentiromide.
- P. L. De Benneville, N. J. Greenberger, DE 2156835; eidem, U.S. Patent 3,801,562 (1972, 1974 both to Rohm & Haas).
- Debenneville, Peter L.; Godfrey, William J.; Sims, Homer J.; Imondi, Anthony R. (1972). "New substrates for a pancreatic exocrine function test". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 15 (11): 1098. doi:10.1021/jm00281a002. PMID 4654657.


